OK so I got through the whole post with my 22 month son looking at the pictures, but when we got to the poo-turtles he just pointed and kept going "uu-uuu-uuu". Even he thought they were incomprehensible. Doesn't bode well, now does it?

Ok, I like to challenge myself to identify the cakes before reading the commentary, then I go back and read it all. I had absolutely no idea those were supposed to be turtles...That is a pretty amazing wreck.

I think the special effects department of the BBC who deal with making props for Dr Who would be interested to see that last photo . . . . or maybe they check in here every now and then to get new ideas for their freaky alien characters . . .

OMG! That first one looks like two kitties peeking out from under a pile a of poo! The the tiger one looks like he has those hipster ear-plug thingies. Then, man it just gets weirder and scarier from there. I am amazed at the never-ending selection of terrifying cakes offered up for real hard-earned cash.

The "cats" look like poorly made slippers. Frogs are amphibians and rarely have belly buttons or eyebrows, but they are all about rocking the matador hats, so I'm not sure what that one is supposed to be. The dog could be from the old "Davey and Golieth" cartoon, if it weren't so swirly - and I do mean swirly! I would so order the Tony the Tiger splat; it's hilarious! I won't even try to top turtle recall. It just can't be done. You are the Pun-Master!

Oh, poor kitties! Not only do they have heads too small in proportion to their bodies, but their bodies are covered in poo! Something unfortunate happen in the litter box? Poor kitties.Thanks for the morning spit take, guys!

I hypothesize that on the tiger cake the Team Mom (I'm assuming this is for some sort of child's team) ordered a certain number of cupcakes (say, 20) and that the bakery couldn't possibly cram another cupcake into that crazy tiger head. So they added one to the side to complete the order.

Please excuse me, I just spent an inordinate amount of time wondering why there was a random cupcake off to the side on the tiger cake and this is what I came up with. Had to share.

Sorry for being off-topic (the pictures have rendered me quite speechless), just wanted to tell that your book has been delivered to my home in Germany today and we LOVE it!I know I'm probably not the first German to have ordered it, but still...:)

No. No. No. The AWFUL (snort) pun-opportunity aside, surely those green blobs were sent to remind us to Wash Our Hands. They are clearly GERMS from the heretofore unknown Turtle-Flu virus. So you turtle-ly need to remember to take your vitamins and get plenty of rest..... Especially you, John.

I have never seen "cupcake cakes" in real life...who? why? what were they thinking?

I did look back on your blog a few days ago, reading all your old posts and my three year old was in my lap when we saw the caterpillar and where the wild things are. I know what I am going to try and do for her and her sisters' birthdays in June (wild thigns) and Aug (very hungry...)

Does everybody notice the conjoint cat twins, who have been run over, the heads-neither of them- match the colour of the body. Not even if you mashed the head colours together would you get that colour. As a cat lover I am appalled.

Now the monkey frog. I'm not going to go on about its shape. I AM however going to ask if the gel things for arms and above the head are bath gel which often comes like that...not in that colour though.

I'm not even going to comment on the dog which seems to have been pieced together from petrified poop in an effort to recreate some semblance of a malformed bear, kept as a pet dog.

The tiger looks like it was once a tiger rug, was spewed on by some fluoro paint eating kid and then steam rolled.

What HAS the baker been eating?green poop turtles??i wonder what the inspiration for THAT one wasI think the swirly-ness to the green should have us ALL worried.

Could we have a post dedicated to WalMart cakes that DON'T suck? Some of us WM decorators are actually pretty good, which is amazing considering the complete lack of training we get. "Here's some frosting, figure it out!" Speed and keeping the shelves full is more important than quality, but some of us do manage both...

Turtle recall! That pun was so bad, it caused me physical pain. That "tiger" ccc reminded me of that part from the movie Drop Dead Fred where Fred's head got stuck in the refrigerator...does anyone else remember it?Here is a link to the photo...http://content8.flixster.com/photo/11/02/81/11028126_gal.jpg ?

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